He was the 69th pick in 2008. He signed a 1 year deal in the offseason to return to the Chargers. He would not be subject to waivers, unless I'm missing something. I think he'd be a great addition, since many Chargers fans appear to be upset about this.

He was the 69th pick in 2008. He signed a 1 year deal in the offseason to return to the Chargers. He would not be subject to waivers, unless I'm missing something. I think he'd be a great addition, since many Chargers fans appear to be upset about this.

Interviewer: With so many running backs on the field, how is Jacob Hester's role going to change?

Ollie Wilson: First of all, Jake is a great special teams player. He was the MVP of our special teams two years ago. He was the captain of our special teams last year. He's going to have a big role for us. He's going to do a lot of great things.

The great thing about Jake is Jake can get along with anybody. He's just that type of guy. He's that quote "football player." And I think what happens is with Le'Ron coming in and things we're doing, the first person that helped Le'Ron was Jake. "Hey, this is how we did this." Those type of things.

I see Jake playing and doing some things for us. He's finished off games for us in the past. He's played in our single-back sets and doing all the things as far as protection is concerned. So he's got the ability to do a lot of things. We'll fit him where we need to and he'll do what he can do and he'll be a plus for us.

I love him our locker room and I love him in our meeting room because he really does a great job with the young guys we have. That's what I told him when he was making the decision to come back or not. I said "Jake, the most important thing for me, and I'm being very selfish, is that I think you need to be back here because I need you to help me with my young guys." And he made that decision and I was happy.

From what's been said in the media Josh is determined to have a FB on the roster. Whether Bolden moonlights there or we bring someone in remains to be seen. I think we see that position utilized this year regardless.

From what's been said in the media Josh is determined to have a good enough FB on the roster. Whether Bolden moonlights there or we bring someone in remains to be seen. I think we see that position utilized this year regardless.

Simple question Cousins. Would you rather have Hester who can do a little of everything and appears to be a "Patriots-I can do more than one thing" Guy? Or Bolden who probably get through waivers and can slide to the PS? Bolden is risky at best on K.O.s and punts. Hester was ST Captain and is of all things....a Fullback. I understand he is not a bad lead blocker either!

From the "Charger Blue" site:

What the Chargers like about Hester is his versatility. He may not be great at any one thing, but he does a lot of things well. He's developed into a steady lead blocker. You can trust him to catch a couple balls in the passing game. He can run the ball for a yard when you need a yard to get a 1st down. He can fill in at RB in a pinch. He can take charge on punt coverage units and play on his share of Special Teams units. Having one guy that takes on those different roles saves you roster space. Of course, the rest of the NFL knows this too.

Does this guy sound "Belichickian" or not? Josh gets his FB toy. Bolden would sneak to the P.S.

Simple question Cousins. Would you rather have Hester who can do a little of everything and appears to be a "Patriots-I can do more than one thing" Guy? Or Bolden who probably get through waivers and can slide to the PS? Bolden is risky at best on K.O.s and punts. Hester was ST Captain and is of all things....a Fullback. I understand he is not a bad lead blocker either!

From the "Charger Blue" site:

What the Chargers like about Hester is his versatility. He may not be great at any one thing, but he does a lot of things well. He's developed into a steady lead blocker. You can trust him to catch a couple balls in the passing game. He can run the ball for a yard when you need a yard to get a 1st down. He can fill in at RB in a pinch. He can take charge on punt coverage units and play on his share of Special Teams units. Having one guy that takes on those different roles saves you roster space. Of course, the rest of the NFL knows this too.

Does this guy sound "Belichickian" or not? Josh gets his FB toy. Bolden would sneak to the P.S.